Where does “slankā-” come from?

slankā- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European slenk-, from Proto-Indo-European sel-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

Ancestry of “slankā-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanslenk-to turn; wind; twist; to turn, to twist, to wind;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeansel-dwelling; piece of wood; beam, post, balk, board,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European slenk- →